Within the past 12 months, have there been any groups or meetings or classes or events specifically focused on the following purposes or activities? To travel to another country to provide assistance to people in need? (National Congregations Study, Cumulative Dataset (1998, 2006-2007, 2012, and 2018-2019))
Each question was asked of a key informant from the congregation, such as a minister, priest, rabbi, or other staff person or leader.
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Demographic Patterns
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International Charity Work? (Demographic Patterns)
International Charity Work? by Political Ideology (2018-2019)
| More conservative | Right in the middle | More liberal | Missing | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | 187 | 111 | 29 | 17 | 327 |
| No | 359 | 353 | 150 | 49 | 862 |
| Missing | |||||
| TOTAL | 546 | 464 | 179 | 66 | 1189 |
International Charity Work? by Region (2018-2019)
| New England or Mid-Atlantic | East North Central or West North Central | South Atlantic, East South Central or West South Central | Mountain or Pacific | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | 68 | 68 | 158 | 51 | 345 |
| No | 96 | 230 | 425 | 161 | 912 |
| Missing | |||||
| TOTAL | 164 | 298 | 583 | 212 | 1257 |
International Charity Work? by Religious Tradition (2018-2019)
| Roman Catholic | White conservative, evangelical or fundamentalist | Black Protestant | White liberal or moderate | Non-Christian | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | 12 | 209 | 36 | 74 | 13 | 344 |
| No | 65 | 326 | 231 | 189 | 100 | 911 |
| Missing | ||||||
| TOTAL | 77 | 535 | 267 | 263 | 113 | 1255 |
International Charity Work? by Theology (2018-2019)
| More conservative | Right in the middle | More liberal | Missing | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | 198 | 97 | 35 | 15 | 330 |
| No | 449 | 308 | 108 | 47 | 865 |
| Missing | |||||
| TOTAL | 647 | 405 | 143 | 62 | 1195 |
International Charity Work? by Year of Survey
| 1998 | 2006-2007 | 2012 | 2018-2019 | TOTAL | |
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| Yes | 0 | 379 | 363 | 345 | 1087 |
| No | 0 | 1126 | 968 | 911 | 3005 |
| Missing | |||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 1505 | 1331 | 1256 | 4092 |
Notes
The National Congregations Study (NCS) dataset fills a void in the sociological study of congregations by providing data that can be used to draw a nationally aggregate picture of congregations. Thanks to innovations in sampling techniques, the 1998 NCS data was the first nationally representative sample of American congregations. Subsequent NCS waves were conducted in 2006-07, 2012, and 2018-19. The 2006-07 NCS sample includes a subset of cases that were also interviewed in 1998. The 2012 NCS includes an oversample of Hispanic congregations. The 2018-19 NCS includes a subset of congregations that also were interviewed in 2012.
